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BLOG TASKS: THE TIMES - LANGUAGE AND REPRESENTATION

  Language 1) What is the main story on the front cover of the Times CSP edition and why does it appeal to Times readers? The main story on the front cover of the Times CSP edition is about how the BBC talks about Lineker badly and the idea that he was kicked out of the BBC due to him being biased about his post. The front cover appeals to the Times reader as it also involves politics and business about the BBC workers and their British heritage and tradition. Also, because of the target audience of the Times where there's more old generation they're more used to broadsheet newspapers. 2) How is the presentation of this story different to how the Daily Mirror presents it? Their language is more complex and have informations about politics and business, focusing on the right-wing. While the Daily Mirror focus more on the idea of gossip and have more images, they're leaning on the left-wing. 3) How is the Times front page designed to reflect broadsheet newspaper convent...
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THE TIMES - INTRODUCTION: BLOG TASK

  Read   the About Us page of the Times website   and answer the following questions: 1) What year was  The Times  founded and when did it start using the  Times  name? The Times was founded 1785. It started using the name Times in 1788. 2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition? The content John Walter suggested the paper would offer in the first edition was politics, foreign affairs, matters of trade, legal trials advertisements, and amusements. 3) What does the page say about the political views in  The Times ?  The Times' page say about the political views are contending issues with respectful "fair argument". The Times has supported both New Labour and the conservatives in recent times and supported Remain in the 2016 EU referendrum. 4) Who owns  The Times  today and how is editorial integrity protected? Rupert Murdoch owns The Times and the editorial integrity is protected by providing ...
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DAILY MIRROR - AUDIENCE AND INDUSTRIES

Audience 1) What is the Daily Mirror's audience? List the key statistics here. The Daily Mirror's audience are: Older with almost half the audience aged 65+ Most are in C1, C2, DE social classes They are likely to be in the struggler, resigned, or mainstream psychoragphic groups 2) Why do the Mirror stories on the CSP pages appeal to the Daily Mirror audience? The Mirror stories on the CSP pages appeal to the Daily Mirror audience because they can relate to the stories. 3) Why might a reader enjoy the Daily Mirror? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory to add detail to your answer. A reader might enjoy the Daily Mirror as they have the same interests as the stories in the Daily Mirror. They might care for the person in the newspaper as they feel like they can relate to them. They also gain knowledge about the person in the story as well as being able to understand what is happening as the Daily Mirror's target audience are not as educated as the target audie...
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DAILY MIRROR CASE STUDY

  Language 1) Write the definition of the following key language for newspaper front pages (you may want to add an example for each from our Daily Mirror CSP): Masthead: the title block of the newspaper Pug: something to catch reader's eye Splash Head:  the lead story Slogan: sums up ethos of newspaper Dateline: date newspaper was published Byline: gives the name of journalist/ writer Standfirst: introductory paragraph usually bold 2) What is the main story on the CSP edition of the Daily Mirror (see above)? Make sure you learn the headline and what the story is about. The main story on the CSP edition of the Daily Mirror is about Gary Lineker coming back to BBC after getting kicked out due to an issue.  3) What is the 'pug' or smaller celebrity story on the front cover? Why might it appeal to Daily Mirror readers? The pug on the front cover of The Daily Mirror is the soap opera. It may appeal to Daily Mirror readers as it's soft news related.  4) Why is the choice o...
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INTRODUCTION TO NEWSPAPERS

  1) What type of news can you typically find in a   tabloid  newspaper? The type of news that are typically seen in a tabloid newspaper are report on major news, but also include a lot of showbiz gossips, entertainment and sport. 2)  What type of news can you typically find in a broadsheet newspaper? The type of news that you can typically find in a broadsheet newspaper are more serious, political views and business. 3) If someone is left-wing, which political party in the UK are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? Left wing are more o socialist which is Labour. The newspaper that they are more likely to read is Daily Mirror. 4) If someone is right-wing, which political party in the UK are they likely to support? Which newspaper would they be likely to read? Right-wing are more on conservative party, they are more on capitalism. The newspaper that they are more likely to read are  The Times. 5) Why has there...
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STATEMENT OF INTENT SECOND DRAFT

  I will be using   Dr Witt for my TV advert production of a healthy drink  as it is a mixture of different types of fruits and vitamins   which promotes a healthy lifestyle and improves well-being.   My slogan will be "Stay healthy so you won't need a Dr". My adverts are aimed at teenagers and young adults, who are aged between 15 and 30. My adverts will be broadcast on mainstream commercial TV channels and streaming services. I plan to meet the brief by advertising using a teen who has the same interests as the others for Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications.  For advert one , I chose a narrative  of the teen  drinking Dr Witt after dancing because it lets the audience know that they should maintain their health after doing something to ensure that they are taking in a balance and healthy diet. As for my second  advert  narrative, I chose a character eating junk food, this is to convey to the audience how bad it can get if  ...
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DECEMBER MOCK EXAM: LEARNER RESPONSE

  1) Type up any feedback on your paper  (you don't need to write the mark and grade if you want to keep this confidential). If you only have marks and a grade on the paper, write a WWW/EBI yourself based on your scores. WWW: Kim, a strong response for Q 1.4 (12-mark Q) on gender stereotypes in HDM. This indicates clear analysis and understanding of the Q. EBI: More focus on the 20-mark Q's for section B-your responses are discipline but lack of focus on the Q e.g. Q5 should consider the other CSPs we've studied so far and think how those products have not been regulated. 2) Use  the mark scheme for this Paper 2 mock to read the answers AQA were looking for . First, write down a definition and example of non-diegetic sound (Q1.1 and 1.2).  All sounds made by or heard by the characters. An example of this is soundtrack. 3) Next, identify three points you could have made in Q1.3 - camerawork and the extract. Look for the indicative content in the mark sc...
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